Parental notification law may be put on election ballot

Tallahassee, Fla., Feb 20, 2004 / 12:00 am (CNA).- A group of Republican lawmakers wants to put the question of parental notification on the election ballot this November. The House Judiciary Committee will look at the issue on Tuesday.

Lawmakers say they want to strengthen parents' rights over the health of their children, which could include notification if an underage girl seeks an abortion.

Currently under Florida's Constitution, minors have the same privacy rights as adults.

Two previous parental notification laws were struck down in 1988 and 1999.